Dr Toni Williams, from our @dusportexsci.bsky.social, is leading vital research into how people with a disability often live in fear of engaging in physical activity due to the potential impact on their benefits.

Photo of the Fuse Award winners 2025

Photo of the Fuse Award winners and finalists 2025 with Fuse Director Professor Sheena Ramsay (right)

Photo: Creating and connecting during the Romany paper flower making

Photo: Creating and connecting during the Romany paper flower making

🎉 Celebrating our amazing #FuseAwards25 winners & finalists! From powerful storytelling to inclusive research & real-world impact, the awards honoured outstanding #PublicHealth work in Fuse across the North East & North Cumbria

👏🏆 Meet the winners & discover the stories 🔽
fuse.ac.uk/news/celebra...

We’re thrilled to announce @carodr.bsky.social and colleagues JASPA project has been shortlisted in the @fuseonline.bsky.social #FuseAwards25 for Excellence in Public Involvement and Engagement🎉🏆

It’s fantastic for it to be recognised, congratulation to all!

Delighted that the #JASPA team have been shortlisted for #FuseAwards25 more info on our project and amazing young people below #coproduction #physicalactivity #youngpeople @nihrsphr.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social

‘Physical activity insecurity’ as experienced by LGBTQ+ children and young people living with deprivation: what would safe spaces for physical activity look like for this community? - NIHR School for ... ‘Physical activity insecurity’ as experienced by LGBTQ+ children and young people living with deprivation: what would joyful and safe spaces for physical activity (JASPA) look like for this community?...

Thank you for your kind words which I'll pass on to Ruby and the Chilypep team. More about our JASPA project and incredible young people here sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/phy...

Fantastic to present our co-produced JASPA work with practice partners from Chilypep today. Powerful video from young people speaking about bringing joy and empowerment to physical activity. More days like this please 🙏 @dusportexsci.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social

Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts

#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees

Speaking about new theoretical ideas for sport policy (on behalf of @dusportexsci.bsky.social ) at the #psasportpolitics conference. Always a brilliant & stimulating gathering to attend.

New Co-production Resource by @disrightsuk.bsky.social & with @dusportexsci.bsky.social Launch 5th June @durhamimh.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @sport-england-se.bsky.social @bps-dsep.bsky.social @pahrc.bsky.social @jpahjournal.bsky.social @ifapanet.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Great conference and a super seminar last week! First up, privileged to speak at NE Pride Youth Partnership about the #JASPA physical activity project. Secondly, enjoyed hearing about embodied in/exclusion & imagined futures with Meridith Griffin and @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social #movingbodieslab

Sport and Exercise Sciences @ Durham Research Newsletter Welcome to the March 2025 issue of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (DSES) research newsletter.

Just dropped - March issue of our quarterly newsletter, with exciting updates from colleagues across the spectrum of our research.

Take a look & do share 👇

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Rosie Speedy - a @dusportexsci.bsky.social 1st year student - gives a great account👇 of her experiences and learning playing for Scotland in the U19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia in January.

Well done Rosie.

durham-student.org/my-experienc...

Our wonderful colleague Lindsay @lsmacnaughton.bsky.social has just joined our Bluesky community

And just so happens she's recently co-authored a new BASES expert statement on preventing problematic low energy availability / relative energy deficiency in sport 👇

www.bases.org.uk/imgs/10652_b...

Thanks @dusportexsci.bsky.social @iainlindsey.bsky.social looking forwards to hopefully publishing the next chapters of this ongoing story later in the year 🤞🌈 #joyinPA #creativemethods #coproduction @nihrspcr.bsky.social

Our new article published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health used #systemsmapping to reconsider the social determinants of #physicalactivity & #sedentarybehavior in families.

Thanks to the @ehpssynergy.bsky.social who supported my involvement in this work.

doi.org/10.1123/jpah...

This is great! And a useful resource for our PGT physical activity and health inequalities students. Thanks @joepigginphd.bsky.social and all 👍

Durham University Department Sport & Exercise Sciences - External research engagements across 2024 YouTube video by Iain Lindsey

A little late as we're only just here on BSky ...

... but do have a watch below for some of the valuable contributions colleagues in @dusportexsci.bsky.social were making in 2024

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns9L...

Moving Social Work This podcast discussion focuses on health and wellbeing, exploring how exercise can make a real difference to social workers and those they work with.

Moving Social Work - New podcast about why social workers should - as trusted professionals - have conversations about physical activity.

Thanks @researchip.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social

www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-...

Today's post introduces one of our newer colleagues @mattarmstrong95.bsky.social

Matthew's research explores approaches to improve exercise & physical activity in people suffering from chronic respiratory diseases

Do give him a follow & see examples of his work here www.dur.ac.uk/staff/matthe...

Great to join the BlueSky community

We're the Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences @ Durham University

Our work across sport, physical activity & exercise challenges inequalities, promotes social justice, and improves health and wellbeing

Posts will highlight contributions across these areas

Zine made by LGBTQ+ young people explores how to create joyful and safe spaces for physical activity - NIHR School for Public Health Research How can physical activity spaces be more joyful and safe for LGBTQIA+ young people?  Through earlier research with young people, we came to understand ‘physical activity insecurity’ as a limited or re...

First up from @dusportexsci.bsky.social, Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds @carodr.bsky.social leads SPHR-funded research on physical activity insecurity in young people at risk of marginalisation.

Co-production with LGBTQIA+ young people created this "Moving Spaces zine" sphr.nihr.ac.uk/zine-made-by...

Fresh to Bsky - and my first post is about our exciting Moving Spaces zine, co-produced with LGBTQIA+ young people! How can we move to bring joy, safety and inclusivity to physical activity #physicalactivityinsecurity #creativemethods #coproduction #livedexperience @nihr.sphr.bsky.social

PhD Studentship: Innovative ways of supporting physical activity promotion and the systems that drive it. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD Studentship: Innovative ways of supporting physical activity promotion and the systems that drive it. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

#Physicalactivity studentship - deadline Friday 31st!

Still time to apply for this funded #PhD opportunity here at @newcastleuni.bsky.social .

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

✨CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS✨Have you navigated exercise during your eating disorder recovery? Please consider filling out our survey exploring the relationship between exercise & ED recovery. Your perspectives are important! t.co/FNrwAQIGq5 #edrecovery #exercise #eatingdisorders